3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Irish Government Shoots Itself in Foot Over Betting Tax
The decision to double the Irish betting tax was taken "without a detailed analysis of the economic consequences,” according to a professor of Economics, and could result in a loss for government coffers. In a report commissioned by The Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA), Dublin...
Zynga Social Gaming Founder Mark Pincus Fights Fellow Billionaire Over San Fran Homeless Tax Issues as Midterms Loom
Social gaming billionaire Mark Pincus went to war on Twitter with fellow San Francisco tech mogul Marc Benioff over the weekend, as divisions erupted in Silicon Valley over a homeless tax measure on Tuesday’s citywide ballot. Zynga -- which as of August...
Rapper Drake Accuses Vancouver Casino of Racial Profiling
Hip hop and R&B star Drake has lashed out at a Vancouver casino for refusing to allow him to gamble, accusing it of “racially profiling” him. The Canadian was in town to perform two concerts as part of his Aubrey and the...
PaddyPower: Meadowlands’ FanDuel Sports Book Now One of Biggest Worldwide
The FanDuel sports book at the Meadowlands Racetrack, North Jersey, is exceeding the expectations of its parent company, Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), which on Friday upgraded its full-year profit forecast, largely as a response to the betting outlet's performance. Meadowlands is a...
Canadian Gaming Association Calls on NHL to Join Fight for Legal Single-Game Sports Betting
The Canadian Gaming Association CGA wants single-game sports betting to be legal in Canada and it wants the NHL’s help to make it happen. President and CEO of the CGA Paul Burns this week called on the league to work together with...
MGM CEO Jim Murren in Bitter Multimillion-Dollar Feud with Las Vegas Casino Execs Over New Zealand Winery
MGM CEO Jim Murren was in New Zealand this week to testify against his former friend and fellow casino executive Glenn Schaeffer, once a president of Circus-Circus and the founder and CEO of the doomed Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel-casino project. Murren and...
Pennsylvania Casino Fined For Admitting Underage Male Gambler Who Claimed to Be 42-Year-Old Woman
The Presque Isle Casino in Erie, Pennsylvania has been fined by regulators for permitting five cases of underage gambling on its premises, including one instance that left security staff with egg on their faces. In August, a 20 year-old-male was stopped at...
New Mexico Lottery Plans to Offer Sports Prediction Game, Without Nod From Lawmakers
The New Mexico Lottery Authority (NMLA) board voted unanimously this week to roll out a sports lottery-style product. The move comes just weeks after Santa Ana Pueblo tribe launched the state’s first sports book at its Santa Ana Star Casino. The New...
Ryan Zinke to Be Investigated By DOJ, Connecticut Tribes Hope Its About Their Casino
Two Connecticut tribes fighting for the right to build a casino in East Windsor, close to the Massachusetts border, may be encouraged by intriguing news concerning US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Zinke’s own department watchdog has...
Radio Host Craig Carton Goes on Trial for Alleged Ticket-Scam Fraud to Pay Gambling Debt
The fraud trial of New York radio personality Craig Carton got underway on Tuesday. The sports jock -- once one half of WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show with former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason -- is accused of scamming investors in a bogus...
